The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-11

at their session on Monday, reScinded their
. order for an election for permanent county
seat. which was 10 be held Dec. I, This
action was taken in consequence OF some
/ doubt as 10 its legality, the order having
been made without petition Of the citizens
/ States Attorney Wigg has just returned
/ 70 Paiatka from Ocala. where he attended a
/ term Of the Circuit Court Of unusual length
There were thirty-three criminal cases
/ brought to trial thirty-one sentences, two
mistrials and one acquittaL The longest
! sentence was that of John Brown, burglar,
! twenty-one years.
/ The weekly drill Of the Orlando Fire De-
partment took place Tuesday w. tn Assistant
/ Chief Richards in command. Mechanics
/ Hose Company made the distance from the
/ Central House to the Methodist church. at
| tached the hose and threw water in one
minute and fifty-two seconds. Each sue
ceeding drill shows a marked improvement
on the part of all concerned.
| At Palatka, Wednesday, a mass meeting
| OF the fruit and vegetable growers of Put
nam county was held in the rooms of the
! Board of Trade, under the auspices of the
| Florida Orange Auction Company 1t was
| largely attended by the representative men
OF that county and some from adjoining
/ counties. A special train was run by the
| Jacksonville Tampa and Key West Rail
way for the accommodation of the people,
! who came in such numbers as to overcrowd
the hall. county organization was eff
! fected.
At Ocala Wednesday the Marion County
! Commissioners have appropriated 81, 800 for
Marions exhibit at the Sub-Tropical. The
| Ocaia Board Of Trade supplemented it with
/ 500. An enthusiastic and unanimous
meeting was held in the court house Tues
/ day night. Stirring speeches were delivered
! 10y +. f. Harris, Robert Bullock, Barker,
| Dunn, G. l.. Bittinger, George Wilson and
/ Dixon Green, of Lochbie; Payne Fleming
ton, Tom Richards, of Gambler, and Myron
| Gillett, of South Lake Weir Hon. Henry
w. Long was appointed county solicitor.
At Warrington immense quantities of fish
called sheeps-head are caught off the coal
wharf in the navy yard They average
about foot in length, four inches in
breadth, and an inch and half in thickness.
They have white and black stripes running
! across their bodies. 1t is supposed the cop
pered posts have a tendency to draw them
and perhaps the coal also has something to
do with attracting them, as they are not
near as numerous at the other wharveS. 1t
is very seldom that they are caught in cold
weather. The wharf is lined with boys
from daylight until dark. They sell readi-
ly for 2lSc. piece, and in this way the
boys are always supplied with pocket
money.
A discharged marine from the barracks
| at Warrington cheated Charles Mckenzie
Oerting out of a considerable sum of money
several days ago. 1t was in this way: With
a discharge a marine receives a due bill
stating how much money is due him for
| clothing, how much retained pay, etc, is
due him. This fellow, Wyer, had one, of
course, and all that was due him was Sl1j,
which he received and receipted for. The
marine having run through all his money
in Pensacola, went to Mr. Oerting, whom
ne knew, and represented the due bill to be
worth sl75, and offered it for half, which,
it is said, Mr.. Oerting took. OF course,
the marine did not stay long in Pensacola
after that, but left for the North.
The following is a synopsis of the annual
report Of Superintendent of Schools J. T.
Beeks, of Orange county, to Hon. A. j.
Russell, State Superintendent, for the year
ending Sept. 80, 1887 Whole number of
schools 100, number of white schools "a,
number of colored schools Is, total enroll
ment including both races 1888, average
attendance including all colors 1854, num-
Der of white children enrolled 1914, num-
Der of colored children enrolled $50, total
/ number of teachers employed 12S, total
number of white teachers employed ITO,
total number of colored teachers employed
| Is, total amount paid teachers S2j, 253 IS
5000 % of above amount was paid to col
ored teachersl, assessed value of property
| personal and real So, 0S6 973 number of
mills levied for school purposes 4, amount of
school tax raised for the year S24 ,347 50,
amount received from common school fund
| $500, amount received from State 1-mill
tax 81 III Sc, value of school buildings and
| grounds S44, 100, value of school furniture
So, S45, salary and expenses paid Superin
tendent 81 900, amount paid Board of Pub
lie Instruction $l97 so, incidental expenses
| 1924 II.
a Mr.. Williams who is ENGRAVING from
Henry county, Alabama, to Wakulla
county, in Florida, was camping near Chat
tahoochee Tuesday night with his family,
| composed of his wife, two daughters and
three little sons. Near 10 o'clock, when all
had retired save Mr.. Williams, he was ac-
cOsted by burly negro who demanded his
money, and who about the same time seized
| the campers gun which had been careleSsly
left Leaning against bush, and fired upon
Mr. Williams, inflicting several painful
| wounds in his leg and hand. The brute
then demanded money of Mrs Williams,
and upon being informed that she had none,
remarked toat he would take one of the
| girls, and, suiting his action to his words
seized one of the girls and male Off through
the woods with her. Subsequent inspection
of the grounds show that he traversed a cir
cult of 100 yards or more and halted at a
| point near the camp where he attempted to
outrage her, and where several articles of
her clothing were found From her fright
and screams she managed TO resist him. In
the meantime Mr.. Williams had gathered
his ak and went TO herrescue. The villain
fled upon Mr.. Williams approach, but
warned him that he would kill him during
the night. Being thus warned, and
having recovered his gun, Mr.. Will
liams struck camp and was repair
! ing to the village, when he met a party of
| friendly colored men who had heard the
firing of the guns and the screams of the
| young lady, and were going TO offer assist
ance, but the night being quite dark, and
they supposing that there might be other
shotguns in the vicinity, declined to answer
! Mr.. Williams challenge, and he, apprehend-
idg further trouble from his assailant, fired
into the group, mhicting painful wound
| in Jim Wyman's breast and also in George
| Smiths nose. Fortunately the charge was
of small shot, or Wyman would have been
killed. Williams would have been killed
had the villain who assaulted him taken
correct aim, as the charge he received was
| buckshot.
! Paralyzing the Minnesota Greenhorns.
From the Minneapolis journal.
Some funny things happened at the ex-
| position. For instance:
| Yesterday portly woman numbered her
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